New Delhi: Winter has officially landed. And the dense fog that rolls into North India every year has already forced the Indian Railways to announce a massive operational shutdown. We are talking about 24 trains—that’s 48 services, let’s be real—that are completely cancelled.
The cancellations are not a short blip. They take effect from December 1, 2025, and run all the way through to March 3, 2026. This is a three-month, peak-season shutdown of vital links.
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The Cause: Safety Protocol, Massive Disruption
The thing is, the Railways—specifically the East Central Railway (ECR)—say this is a safety-first protocol. Low visibility and high speed? That happened. And then accidents followed. It happens every year, and this is the preventative measure.
The biggest consequence? The millions of passengers who use these long-distance express services to connect Eastern India to the National Capital Region (NCR) and Punjab are now scrambling. Key routes linking Bihar, West Bengal, and Assam to Delhi, Punjab, and UP are completely wiped off the schedule.
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Delhi/NCR Connection Hit Hard: The trains connecting Anand Vihar (Delhi) to places like Hatia, Santragachi, and Kamakhya are all gone for the season.
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Northern Links Erased: Services like the Dibrugarh-Chandigarh Express and the Tata-Amritsar Express are key links for travelers going far north. They are canceled.
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The Big Regional Wipeout: The Prayagraj Junction-Muzaffarpur Express is an essential regional route. That’s out of commission from December 1.
⚠️ Full List of Cancelled Trains (Dec 2025 – Mar 2026)
Here is the messy, narrative-driven list of trains passengers must check before traveling. Look up your train number, because bookings have already stopped.
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14112 / 14111 (Prayagraj Junction Muzaffarpur Express / Muzaffarpur Prayagraj Junction Express)
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22198 / 22197 (Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Kolkata Express / Kolkata Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Express)
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12327 / 12328 (Howrah Dehradun Upaasana Express / Dehradun Howrah Upaasana Express)
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14003 / 14004 (Malda Town New Delhi Express / New Delhi Malda Town Express)
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14523 / 14524 (Barauni Ambala Harihar Express / Ambala Barauni Harihar Express)
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14617 / 14618 (Purnia Court Amritsar Jansewa Express / Amritsar Purnia Court Jansewa Express)
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15903 / 15904 (Dibrugarh Chandigarh Express / Chandigarh Dibrugarh Express)
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15620 / 15619 (Kamakhya Gaya Express / Gaya Kamakhya Express)
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15621 / 15622 (Kamakhya Anand Vihar Express / Anand Vihar Kamakhya Express)
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12873 / 12874 (Hatia Anand Vihar Express / Anand Vihar Hatia Express)
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22857 / 22858 (Santragachi Anand Vihar Express / Anand Vihar Santragachi Express)
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18103 / 18104 (Tata Amritsar Express / Amritsar Tata Express)
The Railways advice is simple: look for alternate trains. Or nothing. This is the new reality for winter travel. It is an ongoing, annual challenge.
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